Project Update: Europe

Current status of key electric power transmission projects in Europe

• SuedLink, HVDC Corridor C Transmission Project, Germany

  August 23, 2021
  The high voltage direct current (HVDC) Corridor C link has been designed to integrate new wind generation from northern Germany, extending towards southern Germany and southern Europe for consumption and storage.

• Ibiza–Formentera Interconnection, Spain [free access]

  August 23, 2021
  The interconnection between the Spanish islands of Ibiza and Formentera includes deployment of two 132 kV links between the new substation under construction in Formentera, and the existing Torrent substation in Ibiza that is in the process of being expanded.

• Harmony Link, Poland–Lithuania undersea link

  August 18, 2021
  The undersea link is directly linked to the political roadmap for synchronising the Baltic States’ electricity grid with Continental Europe, which will take place via Poland with the existing alternating current (AC) link (between Lithuania and Poland) and Harmony Link, as decided in a political agreement signed on June 28, 2018 by the Baltic States, Poland and the European Commission (EC).

• 330 kV Vilnius–Neris line, Lithuania

  August 10, 2021
  The 50-km-long, 330 kV overhead line will significantly reinforce the region's electricity network and ensure reliable supply to households and businesses.

• Tyrrhenian Link, Italy

  August 9, 2021
  The 1,000 MW direct current (DC) Tyrrhenian Link is a new electricity corridor at the centre of the Mediterranean Sea.

• North Sea Network Interconnector, UK and Norway

  August 9, 2021
  The ±500 kV, high voltage direct current (HVDC) North Sea Network Interconnector is the world’s longest subsea electricity cable.

• Kilingi-Nõmme−Riga CHP-2 Project, Estonia–Latvia

  April 8, 2021
  The third Estonia–Latvia link aims to increase the security of supply and develop the electricity market in the Baltic region.

• Adriatic Link, Abruzzo and Le Marche

  March 8, 2021
  The 1 GW Adriatic Link will connect Abruzzo and Le Marche in Italy. The new 285-km link will comprise an undersea cable, two buried overland cables, and two converter substations located near the existing Cepagatti (Abruzzo) and Fano (Le Marche) electrical substations.

• Eastern HVDC Link, Scotland–England (Selby and Hawthorn Point)

  December 17, 2020
  The Eastern Link project, which will comprise of two 2 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables from the east coast of Scotland to two points in the north-east of England—Selby and Hawthorn Point.

• Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) Project, Denmark–Germany

  November 5, 2020
  The 400 MW Combined Grid Solution (CGS) project will connect the Baltic 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in German waters and Denmark’s 600 MW Kriegers Flak wind park with the national grids of both countries.

• ALEGrO Interconnection, Belgium-Germany

  October 5, 2020
  The Aachen-Liège Electric Grid Overlay (ALEGrO) link, which is aimed at enhancing the security of supply between Germany and Belgium, is a 380 kV underground high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnection between Aachen in Germany and Liège in Belgium.

• Shetland Link, UK

  September 9, 2020
  The proposed project aims to export renewable energy from the new wind farms on Shetland to the rest of Great Britain and ensure energy security on the islands.

• Viking Link Project, UK–Denmark

  August 10, 2020
  The Viking Link project, with an expected transfer capacity of 1,400 MW, will connect a substation at Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire, UK, to the Revsing substation in Denmark.

• Cirkovce −Heviz/Zerjavinec link, Slovenia−Hungary/Croatia interconnection

  July 9, 2020
  The project will connect the existing Cirkovce substation in Slovenia to one circuit of the existing Heviz (Hungary)–Zerjavinec (Croatia) double-circuit, 400 kV overhead line (OHL) by installing a new 80-km, double-circuit, 400 kV OHL in Slovenia.

• SuedOstLink, Germany

  June 8, 2020
  The project has been designed to integrate new wind generation projects in the control area of 50Hertz, especially in Mecklenburg–Vorpommern, Brandenburg and Sachsen–Anhalt, and transmit the energy to central/south Europe for consumption and storage.

• Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Grid Connection, UK

  May 6, 2020
  The proposed 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm will consist of 54 turbines, and will be located in the North Sea, approximately 15 km off the coast of Fife in south-east Scotland.

• Finland North−Sweden North Interconnector Project

  May 6, 2020
  The project, which is the third alternating current (AC) connection between the two countries, involves the construction of a new 200-km-long new transmission line from Pyhänselkä in Muhos via Keminmaa on the Finnish side to Messaure (Sweden).

• NorthConnect Interconnector Project, Norway–UK

  April 6, 2020
  The proposed 500 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea interconnector between Peterhead in Scotland and Simadalen in Norway aims to integrate the hydro-based Norwegian system with the thermal/nuclear/wind-based UK system.

• Renewable Energy Integration Project (REIP), Turkey

  April 4, 2020
  The project seeks to facilitate the development and reinforcement of transmission infrastructure to support the integration of wind power plants into the power grid, implementation of smart-grid investments to improve operations and management, and installation of submarine power cables to interconnect wind energy locations with other areas in the country.

• Crete—Mainland Interconnection Project, Greece

  March 6, 2020
  The interconnector project is being developed to connect Crete’s isolated systems to support the integration of future renewable energy sources (RES).